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No Oil for War? |
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Written By:
Unaha-closp
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No Oil for War? Or war for oil! |
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Written By:
McQ
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Dumb.
I mean we might be in a real war some day. In real wars supply lines get cut. Gasoline is a universal item around the world. Also the ability to actually matainance vehicles in the field would be nice.
And hydrogen is much different than gasoline. Gas is more of an inciderary than an explosive, despite the media depiction of exploding gas station. When gas cars catch fire, you get a burned out hulk. When hydrogen fuel tanks blow, they leave craters.
Nice that we can use the military for politically correct experiments like this, its not like they are a serious element we may need to rely on. |
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Written By:
jpm100
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jpm100 don’t be so certain or dismissive. Fuel-cells are efficient, if expensive, now. I think it’s a promising technology, but then I really don’t know technology so is that a recommendation?
But consider this fuel-cells don’t require as much refueling SO fewer tanker vehicles lumbering about in the rear slowing up the advance. Further electric drives may be lower in maintenance per kilometre travelled than ICE engines. If so that means fewer maintanence folks in the battalion/brigade area to feed, fuel, clothe and support. Currently it’s about1 vehicle tech’s per tank, counting turret mechanics, ordnance personnel and engine transmission tech’s, and about 1 per 4 tech’s for other tracked vwhicles. Less maintance means fewer troops in the "tail." |
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Written By:
Joe
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jpm100:
"When hydrogen fuel tanks blow, they leave craters." That’s not true. Hydrogen tanks do not explode. Hydrogen is flammable like other fuels, but only explosive in certain concentrations of air and H2 which are hard to create due to the extreme bouyancy of hydrogen. All tanks are designed with many, many safety features including durable carbon-fiber wraps, pressure and tempurature relief devices and fail-safe modes. There has never been a hydrogen tank explosion to my knowledge. |
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Written By:
Russell
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"Gasoline is a universal item around the world"
hydrogen is a universal element around the world. Just like gasoline, it just needs a process to make it usable. |
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Aaron
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